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Finding Aid for the Charles G. Neese Papers, 1937-1990


MS-1834

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, June 23, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Charles G. Neese Papers

Date/Date Range :   1937-1990

Extent: 7.5 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains the papers of Judge Charles G. Neese of the Eastern District of Tennessee.

Call number: MS-1834

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
Mrs. Charles G. Neese donated this collection to the University of Tennessee Special Collections Library.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Charles G. Neese Papers, MS-1834. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of five boxes divided into five series: Personal and Biographical, Speeches, Scrapbooks, Tennessee Historical Information, and Manuscripts.


Biography / History

Judge Charles G. Neese served as judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee for 21 years. On Thanksgiving Day, 1961, after recommendations by Senator Estes Kefauver and Albert Gore Sr., President John F. Kennedy appointed Judge Neese to this position. Prior to this, Charles Neese served as executive assistant to the Governor in 1944 and administrative assistant to Senator Kefauver from 1949-1951.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains personal documents of Judge Neese, which include correspondence with family and associates, newspaper articles, photographs, and scrapbooks that reflect Judge Neese's work and accomplishments. Further, this collection includes speeches delivered to various organizations and material written by Judge Neese describing the history of Tennessee government. Also, there are copies of Judge Neese's two manuscripts, "Amazing Race" and "Estes was Bestes."

Subject Terms

  • Tennessee -- Elections.
  • District courts -- Tennessee.
  • Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963.
  • Neese, Charles G.
Contents List
   

Series I: Personal and Biographical, 1937-1990
Box   1     Folder   1    
Automobile Invoice & Maintenance Receipts, 1983
Box   1     Folder   2    
Biographical Material, undated
Box   1     Folder   3    
Biographical Sketches, undated
Box   1     Folder   4    
Citations, undated
Box   1     Folder   5    
Confirmation Papers and Correspondence, undated
Box   1     Folder   6    
Correspondence and Information regarding "Amazing Race" , undated
Box   1     Folder   7    
Correspondence: Federal Judiciary Committee, undated
Box   1     Folder   8    
Correspondence: Morton B. Howell and James R. Tuck, undated
Box   1     Folder   9    
Correspondence concerning the Kefauver Memorial Foundation and the Kefauver Scholars Program, undated
Box   1     Folder   10    
Correspondence: Fisher Neal, undated
Box   1     Folder   11    
Correspondence: Estes Kefauver, undated
Box   1     Folder   12    
Correspondence regarding Portrait Presentation Program, undated
Box   1     Folder   13    
Correspondence: Judge Neese's Senior Status, undated
Box   1     Folder   14    
Correspondence: Chuck Neese and Family, undated
Box   1     Folder   15    
Correspondence: Gerry Neese and Family, undated
Box   1     Folder   16    
Correspondence: Personal and Family, undated
Box   1     Folder   17    
Diploma: Cumberland School of Law/Samford University, 1937
Box   1     Folder   18    
Neese Family History, undated
Box   1     Folder   19    
Neese Family Reunion, 1979
Box   1     Folder   20    
Neese Family Reunion, 1983
Box   1     Folder   21    
Neese Family Reunion, 1984
Box   1     Folder   22    
Neese Family Reunion, 1985
Box   1     Folder   23    
Neese Family Reunion, 1986
Box   1     Folder   24    
Neese Family Reunion, 1987
Box   1     Folder   25    
Neese Family Reunion, 1988
Box   1     Folder   26    
Neese Family Reunion, 1990
Box   1     Folder   27    
National Genealogical Society, undated
Box   1     Folder   28    
Neese House Plans, undated
Box   2     Folder   1    
Income Tax (Receipts, checks, contributions, etc.), 1987
Box   2     Folder   2    
Income Tax (Receipts, checks, contributions, etc.), 1988
Box   2     Folder   3    
Income Tax (Receipts, checks, contributions, etc.), 1989
Box   2     Folder   4    
Income Tax, 1989
Box   2     Folder   5    
Induction Ceremony and Reception, 1962
Box   2     Folder   6    
Notes and Articles on Howell Edmunds Jackson, undated
Box   2     Folder   7    
Notes, Articles, and Information on Estes Kefauver, undated
Box   2     Folder   8    
Military Records, undated
Box   2     Folder   9    
Miscellaneous, undated
Box   2     Folder   10    
Miscellaneous Articles, undated
Box   2     Folder   11    
Miscellaneous Historical Data, undated
Box   2     Folder   12    
Name Change, 1944
Box   2     Folder   13    
Newspaper Articles: Portrait Presentation, undated
Box   2     Folder   14    
Newspaper Articles, undated
Box   2     Folder   15    
Newspaper Articles: Judge Neese's Senior Status, undated
Box   2     Folder   16    
Personal: W.J. Neese, undated
Box   2     Folder   17    
Photographs, undated
Box   2     Folder   18    
Photographs: School and Athletics, undated
Box   2     Folder   19    
Portraits: Judge C.G. Neese, undated
Box   2     Folder   20    
Portrait Presentation Program, 1987
Box   2     Folder   21    
Presidential Inauguration Invitation, 1985
   

Series II: Speeches, 1965-1988
Box   3     Folder   1    
Various Speeches, undated
Box   3     Folder   2    
"19 Little Words" -American Businesswomen's Association, 1977 April 18
Box   3     Folder   3    
Armistice Day, 1981 November 11
Box   3     Folder   4    
Bar Association Meetings, undated
Box   3     Folder   5    
"God's Constant Love" -Belmont United Methodist Church, 1987 March 22
Box   3     Folder   6    
"The Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court" , 1988 August 20
Box   3     Folder   7    
Cancer Society, undated
Box   3     Folder   8    
Churches, undated
Box   3     Folder   9    
Distinguished Service Awards Banquet of Kingsport Jaycees, 1982 February 26
Box   3     Folder   10    
"Us and Them" -Kiwanis Club, Kingsport, TN., 1980 May 2
Box   3     Folder   11    
Knoxville Exchange Club, 1973 February 15
Box   3     Folder   12    
"Lawyer's Duty to Mould Public Opinion" , undated
Box   3     Folder   13    
Lion's Club-Nashville, TN., 1980 June 5
Box   3     Folder   14    
Masonic, undated
Box   3     Folder   15    
Memorial Service-Greeneville, TN, 1986 May 30
Box   3     Folder   16    
"Americanism Medal" -Milligan College, 1981 March 27
Box   3     Folder   17    
Probation Supervisor's Awards Banquet-Kingsport, TN, 1975 May 15
Box   3     Folder   18    
Rotary Clubs, undated
Box   3     Folder   19    
Shrine Club-Nashville, TN., 1965 August 11
Box   3     Folder   20    
"Contempt" -Vanderbilt University College of Law, 1971 April 14
Box   3     Folder   21    
Volunteer Probation Officers' Banquet-Kingsport, TN, 1980 May 16
   

Series III: Scrapbooks, undated
Box   3     Folder   22    
Scrapbook, undated
Box   3     Folder   23    
Scrapbook, undated
Box   3     Folder   24    
Clemency Trial, undated
Box   3     Folder   25    
Howell Jackson, undated
Box   3     Folder   26    
Scottsboro Case, undated
Box   3     Folder   27    
Retirement, undated
Box   3     Folder   28    
Wedding Ceremonies, undated
Box   3     Folder   29    
Winchester Seminar, undated
Box   3     Folder   30    
Cases and Trials Scrapbook, undated

   

Series IV: Tennessee Historical Information, undated
Box   4     Folder   1    
ANA-Paper of Charles G. Neese (Freolac Club), 1987
Box   4     Folder   2    
Commissioners' Instructions, undated
Box   4     Folder   3    
Courts of Final Disposition of Tennessee, undated
Box   4     Folder   4    
Eastern District of Tennessee Historical Data, undated
Box   4     Folder   5    
Electors Elected State-at-Large, 1887-1987
Box   4     Folder   6    
"Getting A(n Electoral) College Education" , undated
Box   4     Folder   7    
Governors of Tennessee, undated
Box   4     Folder   8    
History and Sketches-Federal Court/Nashville, 1797-1988
Box   4     Folder   9    
History of National Leaders and Tennessee Legislators, undated
Box   4     Folder   10    
Excerpt from "It Happened in Tennessee" , undated
Box   4     Folder   11    
Tn. Public Service Commission and Tn. Railroad & Public Utilities, 1919-1987
Box   4     Folder   12    
Representatives from Tennessee to the Congresses of the U.S., undated
Box   4     Folder   13    
Tennessee Supreme Court, undated
Box   4     Folder   14    
The Supreme Court of Tennessee, undated
Box   4     Folder   15    
Judge C.G. Neese: The Trials of a Judge, undated
Box   4     Folder   16    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 1 1796-1835, undated
Box   4     Folder   17    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 2 1835-1861, undated
Box   4     Folder   18    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 3 1861-1865, undated
Box   4     Folder   19    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 4 1865-1870, undated
Box   4     Folder   20    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 5 1870-1900, undated
Box   4     Folder   21    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 6, 1900-1910, undated
Box   4     Folder   22    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 7A, 1911-1917, undated
Box   4     Folder   23    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 7B, 1918-1931, undated
Box   4     Folder   24    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 7C, 1932-1945, undated
Box   4     Folder   25    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 7D, 1946-1954, undated
Box   4     Folder   26    
"200 Years of Tennessee Elections" -Part 8, 1955-1986, undated
Box   4     Folder   27    
"Unguided Missile" , undated
Box   4     Folder   28    
"US Senators from Tennessee" , undated
   

Series V: Manuscripts, 1984-1986
Box   5     Folder   1    
Amazing Race Outline, undated

Box   5     Folder   2    
Amazing Race, 1986
Box   5     Folder   3    
Amazing Race, 1986
Box   5     Folder   4    
Amazing Race, 1986
Box   5     Folder   5    
Excerpts from Estes Was "Bestes" , undated

Box   5     Folder   6    
Estes Was "Bestes" , 1984
Box   5     Folder   7    
Estes Was "Bestes" Original, 1984

Box   5     Folder   8    
Estes Was "Bestes" Original, 1984

Box   5     Folder   9    
Estes Was "Bestes" , undated
Box   5     Folder   10    
Estes Was "Bestes" , undated

Box   5     Folder   11    
Estes Was "Bestes" , undated

Box   5     Folder   12    
Estes Was "Bestes" , undated